Kahi Mohala: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Kahi Mohala? You may not have to pay all of it. Nonprofit hospitals must offer financial assistance — here are this hospital's actual income limits and how to apply, taken from its own published policy.
Quick facts
Free care: Free care if your household income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level and you have no insurance or other source of payment.
Discounted care: If you have insurance, you may get your share of the bill written off if your household income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level and your medical costs in the past 12 months were more than 10% of your family income.
How to apply: Sutter Health: Financial assistance application
Phone: 855-398-1633 — Sutter Health Patient Financial Services (Mon–Fri, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — eligibility is based on your family income and whether you have insurance.
- Get the financial assistance application from Patient Financial Services or the Sutter Health website.
- Fill it out and attach proof of income (recent pay stub, last year's W-2, or benefit letters).
- Submit the application — a representative can help you complete it if you call the number above.
Good to know
- You can apply up to 240 days after your first bill — even if the bill already went to collections.
- A new bill means a new application — you can apply more than once. More in our guide You Might Not Have to Pay That Hospital Bill.
- Whatever remains after assistance can still be negotiated: How to Negotiate a Hospital Bill.
- Free help applying: Dollar For walks you through it at no cost.
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Sources
- Policy details above come from the hospital's own published materials, linked below. Policies change — if a link breaks or a number looks off, call the hospital and please tell us.
- Sutter Health billing and collections policy for Sutter hospitals (PDF)
- Sutter Health charity discount policy application (PDF)